Weekly Newsletter

Our Psychology students have benefited greatly from the skills of both alumni and current King David parents. We are so grateful that they willingly come in this term to share their areas of expertise with our students – a special thank you to Gary Lazar (Casey, Class of 2010 and Solly, Class of 2013) and Suzanne Ferera (Jack, Class of 2012, Alex, Class of 2014 and Dina, incoming Grade 8!) This is the authentic partnership between school and home that we so strongly cultivate at King David.

Tyler, Grade 9 says, “Suzanne Ferera generously gave of her time and spoke about different parenting styles, and effective parenting. Much of her presentation focused on parenting teenagers. I found it interesting to hear what parents want from teenagers. She also talked about why punishing children doesn’t work. Mrs. Ferera showed us examples of why using words like “Terrific” and “Amazing” and “good job” don’t work to boost a child’s confidence. The reason behind that is those words are not what she referred to as “descriptive praise” so the child just rolls their eyes and moves on. I really appreciate the time she took to share her knowledge and expertise with us.”

“Dr. Lazar talked about different types of dissociative disorders and we explored the psychology of the illness. He was open to every question and nothing was too difficult for him to answer. The presentation was unbelievable and I can speak for the entire class when I say it was a memorable and intriguing session.” shared Ira, Grade 11

Passover Mitzvah: Teaching the Haggadah

King David Mitzvah: Teaching for Tomorrow

At Passover, we perform the mitzvah of teaching the Haggadah. At King David, we are inspired by our students to perform the mitzvah of teaching for tomorrow.

When we share the Haggadah and our children see that we are personally and existentially involved in the story, they too will be drawn in. This paradigm is also true as we share Jewish values with our children. In order to ensure that our children choose to engage in mitzvot and acts of loving kindness, we, as parents and educators, need to demonstrate our personal commitment to acts of chesed and tikkun olam.

Please join us for this year’s Teaching for Tomorrow event as Linda Cohen, author of 1,000 Mitzvahs, shares her personal story of how small acts of kindness can heal, inspire and change your life. Together we will explore how implementing acts of chesed can enhance the well-being of ourselves, our children and our community.